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atepocapatli.

Headword: 
atepocapatli.
Principal English Translation: 

a medicinal herb (Valley of Mexico, 1570–1587)
The Mexican Treasury: The Writings of Dr. Francisco Hernández, ed. Simon Varey, transl. Rafael Chabrán, Cynthia L. Chamberlin, and Simon Varey (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2000), 118.

Orthographic Variants: 
atepocapahtli
IPAspelling: 
ɑːtepokɑpɑhtɬi
Attestations from sources in English: 

"the roots—which are used in medicine—cure any cold distemper, [and] cure sterility" (Central Mexico, 1571–1615)
The Mexican Treasury: The Writings of Dr. Francisco Hernández, ed. Simon Varey, transl. Rafael Chabrán, Cynthia L. Chamberlin, and Simon Varey (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2000), 118.

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